College Station is a relatively large city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 125,192 people and 33 associated neighborhoods, College Station is the 30th largest community in Texas. College Station real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although College Station house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.College Station is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.17% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, College Station is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in College Station who work in teaching (15.58%), office and administrative support (10.70%), and sales jobs (10.46%). Also of interest is that College Station has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.10% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. College Station is a nice balance between life in a moderately big city and the interesting diversions and culture that come from having a big college student population. The thousands of students who arrive on campus every fall will find that College Station has plenty of amenities and opportunities for them, while residents of College Station enjoy the lectures, music, art, and economic trickle-down that colleges typically provide. "Town and Gown" complement each other in College Station. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of College Station spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.74 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in College Station. 57.07% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in College Station in 2022 was $32,123, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $128,492 for a family of four. However, College Station contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. College Station is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call College Station home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of College Station residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. College Station also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.39% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in College Station include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in College Station is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
